page_title: Coachwhips
hierarchical_section_title: Coachwhips
caption_attribution_description: English: 'Coachwhips' play a reunion show at Total Trash Halloween Bash (2012)
context_page_description: Coachwhips was a garage rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2001. The band consisted of John Dwyer, John Harlow and Mary Ann McNamara. In their second incarnation, Val-Tronic played keyboard/tambourine, and Matt Hartman played drums.
  Coachwhips are known for their stripped-down, unpolished garage rock and completely unintelligible lyrics, a sound that is similar to The Oblivians and The Gories. Coachwhips played their last show in New York City in late 2005.
  The band performed a reunion show in 2014 at the South by Southwest festival.
context_section_description: Coachwhips was a garage rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2001. The band consisted of John Dwyer (vocals, guitar), John Harlow (drums) and Mary Ann McNamara (keyboards, backing vocals, tambourine). In their second incarnation, Val-Tronic played keyboard/tambourine, and Matt Hartman (former guitarist for Cat Power and drummer for Sic Alps) played drums.
  Coachwhips are known for their stripped-down, unpolished garage rock and completely unintelligible lyrics, a sound that is similar to The Oblivians and The Gories. Coachwhips played their last show in New York City in late 2005.
  The band performed a reunion show in 2014 at the South by Southwest festival.
caption: Coachwhips performing at a reunion show at Total Trash Halloween Bash, in 2012.
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